Want to be on city council?

Election filing is open in Blackville, and three council seats will be up for grabs.The election is scheduled for Nov. 5 and filing closes Aug. 30. Residents who wish to run for one of the at-large seats can file with the town clerk. The filing fee is $75. The seats that will be on the ballot currently belong to council members Steve Jowers, Allen Harrison and Rubert Reed. Harrison said he is set on running for re-election, and Jowers said he probably will too. Reed said he has not decided yet.